U.S. sourced post-consumer plastic purchased by U.S. and Canada 2019, by category
Approximately 88 percent of U.S. sourced post-consumer plastic materials recovered for recycling were purchased by U.S. and Canadian reclaimers in 2019. Nearly 96 percent of post-consumer PET bottles were acquired by U.S. and Canadian reclaimers that year. Although Canada is the leading destination for U.S. plastic scrap exports, huge volumes are exported to countries in the Asia-Pacific region, including Malaysia, Vietnam, and Indonesia.
